Game 42: Blue Jackets 1, Kings 0 (FINAL)

The second half of the season gets underway, as the Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets. All the action is on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well…

THIRD PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Sanford.
End of period: Shots were 31-18 in favor of the Kings in the third period, and 14-4 in favor of the Kings in the game. The Kings were shut out for the fifth time this season and have scored a total of two goals in their last three games.

SECOND PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Sanford.
Blue Jackets 1, Kings 0: The Kings technically killed a second-period penalty, but the Blue Jackets scored six seconds after the end of their power play. Derek Brassard fed a backhanded, cross-ice pass through traffic onto the stick of Grant Clitsome, who pinched down and beat Quick with a high shot with 8:35 remaining in the period. David Savard also got an assist.
End of period: Shots were 8-8 in the second period, as the Kings continued their parade to the penalty box and their inability to score. The Kings went 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. The Kings will be on the power play for the first four minutes of the third period, after tripping and cross-checking penalties to Samuel Pahlsson.

FIRST PERIOD
In goal: It’s the Kings’ Jonathan Quick against the Blue Jackets’ Curtis Sanford.
Penner out: Dustin Penner will not play today because of an upper-body injury, the team announced. Kevin Westgarth is in the lineup.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Blue Jackets 9-6 in a scoreless, ragged, penalty-filled period. The Kings did not score on a 55-second power play and went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.